The play is human. I did laugh, I did cry. I respected how in this play about a couple working through a kink in their marriage that Hagemann so perfectly depicts the way we fight with people we care about.

I went to the play with some trepidation, worrying that a guy who can handle himself in court might not create a play I want to sit through. But this well-written and beautifully acted effort was easy to watch, adeptly pulling the audience in to the work. Actors Justin Doran, Shannon Emerick and Justin O’Brien were superb. Young Caleigh Doran was adorable. Sometimes the dialogue moved at that Aaron Sorkin clip and they were perfect.

I don’t do play reviews. I didn’t get all of the stage references in this play — just the a little Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and some Shakespeare. But I’m really glad I went.

In the Playbill Hagemann says: “This play is my shot at saying something about and exploring the essence of true, undying love; which is both real and a farce. . .” He took a good shot.